I can't be the only one who tracks his RS? I've got a PCA weekend in April and any other dates I can find,and make, I will be there too. So whats the scoop?

I don't race my RS, but I road race my other boxer powered car with the SCCA.

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Hey Shawn,

My new WRX is going to be an everyday driver
and a track car. I have run at Putnam Park
and IRP in Indiana. LOVE Putnam. I am moving to northern IN so new home track will have to be Gingerman in MI. I just got back from the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
I go every year! I will add pic of my 911 later.

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Me racing a Formula Ford http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/smile.gif

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I road coursed my car about 5 times, right up until I broke my trans, at about 90mph shifting down from 5th. http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/frown.gif

Super V right on!

Yep

I'm a track convert.. http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/biggrin.gif

driven

Seattle International Raceway
Knockhill
Donnington
Silverstone
Ty Croes
Brands Hatch

Major FUN http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/biggrin.gif

Going to do Nordschlieffe this year http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/wink.gif and maybe Spa

Still love to drive a single seater though

*Jealous* http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/biggrin.gif

Richard

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VEE POWER! http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/biggrin.gif

SV rules!

I've had my RS out to the road track twice.

I actually want to pick up an older car like a Sentra or something like that for a track car.

I will have 3 track events after April, hopefully more by October. I want to pick up a VW Gti (Rabbit, not Golf) and race that in IT.

My father lives in Germany. I have driven the
Nordschleife!!!! If you have not driven it before get a video and a track map and study.
Also be sure to call the Nurburgring before you go. The track is somtimes booked for testing.

Last year at 24hrs of Daytona a driving instructor friend of mine introduced me to
Elliot Forbes-Robbinson. He raced there I only got to run 2 laps in an Audi S3.
What a thrill to talk about the Nurburgring
with a racing legend!!!!!!!!

Hey I cant post my pics help?

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It would be fun to get my new WRX out on a track as I would like to compare my times to my track only 1965 Porsche 356. I race my Porsche 6-8 times a year at Sears Point, Laguna Seca and Thunderhill here in Northern California. I would really like to get the WRX out on a wet track and see how it compares to the Porsche....I got my first and only Pole position last year in very wet conditions at Sears Point...I like letting it slide a bit!

I race a 2000 RS, in our Street Touring 2
category. It's very similar to SCCA showroom stock with a couple of mods.
Our competition: vr6, celica gts, miata, acura, m3 e30, jetta, 325i; up to 2.5L.
We won the championship this year. Last event of the year is a 1 hour racewith a mandatory pit stop. We got Fitzgerald,Korman, and other as visitors drivers in other categories.
I'll try to post pictures.

Yeah, I ran my 00 RS in ST2 at Watkins Glen last year with EMRA (time trial). I'm going to try and run the full season this year...

---Roy

I love road racing but I haven't taken my RS to the track yet. I'm hitting the ONeil 2 day rally school tomorrow, and going to Road Atlanta March 10-11 but I'm not gonna drive down for that. I'll probably get the RS on the track at Tremblant in July. I've been to:
Lime Rock - BMWCCA and One Lap
VIR - Mazda Club and One Lap
Road Atlanta - One Lap
Sebring - One Lap
Nelson Ledges - One Lap
Michigan Int'l Speedway - One Lap
Tremblant - Corrado Club

Ryan www.twofoolsracing.com (http://www.twofoolsracing.com)

Haven't started road racing yet, but I did start competing in some Solo I events last year. Hopefully, in the next couple of months, I'll be getting a Formula Vee and go wheel to wheel in that.

Hi Guys, It good to know that there are some I-club members that are inteested in road racing. I have tried to invite the I-club members to several track events and only a few Bay area members joined me at Laguna Seca last month. I discovered most I-club members are only interested in dressing up their cars to look like a real WRX with some clear lens, rims, etc. or to race someone on the public highway instead of driving their RS on the track and do it properly. I am still offering all I club members free driving school for the next Touring Car Racing Association track event at Buttonwillow Raceway. I am one of the volunteer TCRA club official and has been road racing for many years. Please check out the TCRA web site at your leasure. WWW.touringcarclub.com. (http://WWW.touringcarclub.com.) TCRA has been around for 5 1/2 yrs with over 800 active members. I have also raced with other racing organizations including SCCA running a Corolla GTS in ITA. POC in a 911. Vintage Auto Racing Association with an Alfa Romeo Duetto Spyder, a MGB GT and a Formula Atlantic March. Currently, I am racing a WRX type RA and a Mazda Xetos Super Touring Car with TCRA. There are three WRXs in the club and the racing weekend is friendly and fun. If there is anything I could do for you guys, don't hesitate to contact me. I could be reached at (626) 293-8891 during normal working hours. Emil/TCRA2

man, I need to move to CA so I can get involved with the TCRA. There's really only one road course out here, and try as I may I can never manage to have the funds to pay for open track days http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/frown.gif

Yeah, I know how you feel, Strepto! I subscribe to an Open Track emailing list and it makes me sick reading about all the events the guys in the Southwest (particularly California) get to. Here in New England I have Lime Rock (a rather short, old track) within about 2 hours, NHIS about 4 hours (but I've never heard of a club running a track day up there) and then from there everything is at least 6 hours away. Quite a bummer.

Here's my tentative plan for this summer:
4/2-4/3 Virginia Intl Raceway (VIR) with Quattro Club
5/18-5/19 Rausch Creek, PA with NASA-VA Region
6/30-7/1 Rausch Creek, PA with NASA-VA Region
7/13 Lime Rock Park with CT Autocross and Rally Team (CART) (practice and time trial)
7/28-7/29 VIR with Car Guys, Inc
8/24-8/25 LRP with NASA-Tristate Region
9/7 Pocono Intl Raceway with CART (practice and time trial)

VIR is probably going to be about a 10 or 11 hour drive, PIR and Rausch Creek should be 6 or 7 hours. Blech!!

Pat Olsen

Patrick, I'm guessing that you were the (un)lucky guy who rolled on the uphill turn at LRP? That was some pretty interesting video!

I saw one of the Speedvision S4's smack the Armco on that same corner last Memorial Day weekend, wow!

Paul

Howdy,
I have raced in the Jim Russel Racing School's series. It is a great way to get into the sport. You just arrive and drive. They take care of all maintenance. I also attached a karting pic. I am the one wearing all blue. Good to see that there are other road course racers in the club.
AaronRS

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I haven't done any actual racing, but I am into open track events. I did 3 (well, 2 1/3 really, since I flipped my car http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/rolleyes.gif ) events last year. I've already signed up for a Quattro Club event at Virginia Intl Raceway the first week in April, and I'm going to try to get to one OT event per month between April and October. Not all of that will be in my Subie, I'll also be taking my Mustang to the track this year.

It is definitely addicting. I signed up for the April event a few weeks ago and I've been chomping at the bit ever since!

Pat Olsen
'97 Legacy 2.5GT sedan
'89 Mustang GT convertible, blown and intercooled

Still cant post pics?

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That's a full schedule, Pat! What's up with the CART stuff? I'm not familiar with it, but "timetrial" sounds damn interesting. http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/smile.gif

I was disappointed to see how much the Car Guys prices went up. That said, I am thinking about signing up for the VIR event in July again.

So far I've run the following:
- Jefferson Circuit (@ Summit)
- Summit Point
- VIR, full course
- Watkins Glen


Steve
http://www.lagging.com

Here's mine. BTW its for sale.
http://www.geocities.com/demondiesel/gt4-forsale (http://www.geocities.com/demondiesel/gt4-forsale.html)

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Enjoy!

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Wow, this is great. To all of you whom have run the Famous Euro Tracks, Nordscleif (sp) etc I am soooooooooo jealous. I'd like to run more events, and would love to get into the Speed Trials schedule, anyone have a link for it? Also, I want to run nthe One Lap. I have a friend who has run it 6 years straight now, Roy Hopkins, who runs it in a BMW 323i with a Euro Spec M3 motor and euro tranny, coilover suspension, OZ suprturismos, M3 spoiler etc....Argh, it needs to warm up so I can swap tires and really feel my new suspension.

I finally got my pics posted.
Shew!!

STIShawn, Roy is a hell of a driver! I caught up with him at VIR this past September but I didn't get a chance to take a ride with him... he placed first in class with the M3 powered 325, after a mid-race motor swap! We tried to come close to his times at One Lap, in our similar car (E36 M3), but even an extra 100hp couldn't put us close heheh http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/smile.gif

this is miguel alcrudo's car...
hes my favorite subaru dealer http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/biggrin.gif (i ordered my wrx from him) (cough discount cough)
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Hes one hell of a driver and instructor, and im not just saying that because im buying a WRX from him http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/biggrin.gif http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/cool.gif http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/lol.gif

rsr I can see two of your pic's??????

I finally got them posted. I had to transfer them to photopoint and then down load them...
SHEW! I learned alot though.

Paul - Yes, that was me on video flipping in the Uphill Turn @ LRP. And I also saw the Speedvision race where the S4 smacked the wall in the same turn, but he was bumped, whereas I was just stoopid. http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/wink.gif

SteveS - CART primarily does auto-x events. There aren't any SCCA events in CT, so CART and another club run their own events here. CART also does a couple track events each year. Up until this year it was always at LRP, but this year they're expanding out to PIR and Summit Point. Check out www.cartct.com (http://www.cartct.com) for more info.

Last year they only managed to get in one OT event, a time trial at LRP. I went to that event, and I'm assuming all of their events will be run essentially the same. Basically, it is NOT a school event. They have a few "instructors" who can show you the way around the track, but once you know how to drive around the track safely you're on your own. I rode along for 3 or 4 laps with an instructor, and then away I went on my own. We did 4 20min practice sessions, and then did the TT in the early afternoon.

The TT is run in 3 car groups, with the cars staggered by about 20sec or so. You do one fast warm-up lap, then 2 timed laps, then one fast cool-down lap. (On your cool-down lap, the next group is coming out to warm up, hence the "fast" cool-down).

The one thing I thought really sucked about the CART event was that they didn't want people using hand signals to pass. I had only been to 1 OT event before I did the CART event, but even with such a small amount of experience I could easily tell you that that is a stupid way of doing things. Anyway....the CART events don't cost too much, and you get a pretty good amount of track time.

Pat Olsen
'97 Legacy 2.5GT sedan

I take my legacy wagon out as much as possible.. Also am a volunteer for nasa...

Thanks for the information on CART, Pat. I'll check it out. I like the idea of passing signals at this time since I don't have a cage in my car. I have no desire to go fender-to-fender with someone into turn 1 at VIR (or any turn). Not YET anyway.

I'm really looking forward to VIR in April! Sounds like we're going to have quite a few Subie's invading on the Audi event. http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/biggrin.gif

Steve

PS. Couple of pictures of my car at Summit Point: http://www.lagging.com/subaru/impreza_images/summit_point-1.jpg http://www.lagging.com/subaru/impreza_images/summit_point-2.jpg

Shawn if your hitting the track there in St. Louis this year, let me know what dates. I might make the jont down... once I figure out a suspension.

Roy is the Man responsible for getting me into(read addicted) racing. I almost bought an E30 M3 from him, would have had my loan not disintegrated the day before I was gonna get it. He is a great driver, and a good friend too.

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I love to track my car as much as possible! But I am still building it, so track event costs take a back burner to the actual vehicle build up. http://www.i-club.com/ubb-files/smilies/frown.gif

Visit my web site at http://www.importcars.net/subaru/

I am hoping to add even more race specific stuff. Tons of images, movies, etc.

I am not a pure racer, probably will never be. I just don't have that kind of money, but I love track racing, shows, and some autocrossing.

Check out the Streets of Willow Springs section for a bunch of movies of my last track event.

And give me a couple months notice on any Laguna Seca event, and I will do my best to try to make it a reality.

-Dan

Fellow track junky chiming in, but I don't track the scoob primarily because I have a 944 Turbo track car.

I'm doing a PCA event at VIR in April, and a pretty full PCA shcedule besides that so I probably won't see too many of you guys unless your "other" car is a P-car.

BTW PCA runs track events at NHIS

I'm running a PCA event at Gateway (roval) in April, can anyone compare this to a BMW event? Ive run The Glen with the BMWCCA twice....I need more track time!

STiShawn,

What region is that. As far as I know PCA won't let you run at their events unless you have a Porsche powered Porsche (they won't even allow 944s with small block Chevys). Unless that's just my region, but I'm pretty sure its a national rule.

To all road raacers, I have four road racing cars in my garage that I want to sell off including 2 WRX Type RAs, if interested they are listed in the TCRA web site classified section. The cars are:
1. '90 Toyota Celica GTS, X-Long Beach GP Celebrity racecar. All the safety equipment plus. Not driven much after two races. Used as spare car and for Toyota Corp. Press usage. 4600 mls from new. X'lnt cond. $5,500 firm
2."94 Honda Accord 4 dr. All safety equipments and race set ups. 2.2 liter Prelude engine and gear box. 240hp. 5 sprint race since built.$8,600/?
3.'97 WRX STi Type RA. 290hp. Full race safety equipped. Raced 1 season in Asia including the Macau GP. Still in the Ericsson livery. Right hand drive.Fast $18,500/?
4.'97 WRX STI Type RA. 375hp. Full race safety equipped like the above car except with many engine, suspension and brake upgrades. Body fully restored to show car finish. Carbon wing etc. View car on So. Cal membership on this I-club site. Finished 2nd at Macau GP in 1998. $28,000.
If interested contact me at (626)293-8891
Emil/TCRA2

Hi I-club members, I am cleaning out my garage, the following racecars and parts are for sale. I need to sell off at least 2 racecars.
1. ’97 WRX STI Type RA 4 dr. 290hp+. Rt. Hand drive. Raced in Asia for 1 yr. In the Erisson Series including Macau GP and Downtown LA GP and finished 8th. Still in the original Erisson livery. Very low miles and the car is in X’lnt mechanical cond. All safety equipped and fast. $17,000/?
2. ’97 WRX STI Type RA 4 dr. 385hp+. Same car as above. Finished 2nd at Macau GP. This car has gone through restoration to show car finish with too much mechanical upgrade including Brembo brakes, coil over race suspension, front intercooler, etc. etc. Very fast and is in excellent cond. in every aspect. (View these 2 cars under I-club membership in So Cal. $28,000/?
3. ’94 Honda Accord 4 dr. Built –in roll cage, Ricaro seat, 5-point harness, kill switch and race suspension. Converted to ’99 V-tech 2.2 liter Prelude engine $ gearbox. 220 hp. 6 race old since built. Never bent with great yellow paint job. Yoko 032R race tires. $8,500/?
4. ’90 Toyota Celica GTS. Built and imported by Toyota USA. Used twice for Long Beach GP celebrity race. Later used as spare car and publicity press car for track events. 4,600 mls. from new. Welded roll cage, window net, kill switch, fire system, coil over adjustable suspension. Stock 2.2 liter twincam engine with equal length header. Big Wilwood brake kit. Car is in excellent cosmetic and mech. Cond. Blue metallic paint finish with factory mags and Toyo race tires. $5,500 firm. A Japanese spec 185hp engine, brain box and wiring harness is also available for $750/?
5. 4 TSW Imola Mag wheels. Multi spokes design in silver finish. Mounted on show car once. 17”X7 ½”. Fit Subaru Impreza RS, WRX, Neon ACR 5 bolts and Toyota Celica GTS. $750/?
6. 4 Volk Racing Daytona Speed wheels, silver with blue accent on inner lip. 17”X7 ½”. Mounted on show cars and not driven. Toyo tires included. $1,300/?
Contact TCRA2/Emil or call (626) 293-8891 days.

Most PCA like the BMWCCA will let anything run in their drivers school/track weekends. Im not in the PCA club races.....